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Employment and HR Policies in South Africa: A Legal and Practical Analysis
2nd March 2026 Employment and human resource (“HR”) policies are foundational instruments in the South African workplace. They serve not merely as administrative... →
Cyber Breach? How you respond determines liability
27th February 2026 A data breach is no longer, in itself, the event that exposes a business to the greatest legal risk. Under South Africa’s Protection of Personal... →
National minimum wage increase: What you need to know
26th February 2026 On 1 January 2018, a landmark piece of legislation, the National Minimum Wage Act 9 of 2018 ("The Act"), came into effect in South Africa. The Act... →
Navigating financial distress: A legal guide to insolvency and liquidation for South African entrepreneurs
26th February 2026 Entrepreneurship is often defined by resilience, innovation, and calculated risk. Yet even the most well-structured businesses can face financial... →
Trustee duties under the Trust Property Control Act
25th February 2026 What or who is a trustee? When a trust is created, the founder entrusts assets to the control of another person or persons. That person is known as... →
AI influence on contract negotiation norms
24th February 2026 Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly shaping how businesses negotiate contracts. From analysing historical agreements to identifying... →
A new era in South African infrastructure: Launch of SAICE’s GCC 2025
30th January 2026 The General Conditions of Contract (GCC) are a standard set of legal and contractual rules that define how a contract is supposed to work in... →
Why do lawyers use Latin phrases
30th January 2026 You may have come across a Latin phrase or two whilst reading a contract or legal document. Phrases such as domicilium citandi et executandi, bona... →
